Money carrier



W. C. VOSS MONEY CARRIER Oct. 11, 1960 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 11,1958 INVENTOR ZVaZie Ckrzlsiz'an M788 w A ORNEY Oct. 11, 1960 w. c. voss2,955,337

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BY naw ATTORNEY 2,955,337 ,MONEY CARRIER was. "chair... via, 500 5thAve., New York, NY. Filed Aug. 11, 1958, Ser. No. 754,242 4Claims.c1.24-s 1) .This invention relates to' a multiple money carrier and is.a. continuationein-part of application Serial No. 557,923, filed January'9, 1956, now Patent No. 2,847,743, dated August 19, 195

It is an object of this invention to provide a money carrier with atleast two clips hinged unaligned to each other by a hinge and with eachclipwith a pair of legs anda V-shaped portion with the front outer clipwith its legs infront of its V-shaped portion and the back outer clipwith .itsV-shaped portion in front of its legs. In this way, the legs ofthe clips will be on the outside of the complete carrier. When threeclips are used, the second or intermediate clip will coincide with thefirstfront outer clip, withthe third clip in reversed positionand-unaligned relative .to the firstand second clips.

Another objectof the invention resides in a money carrier having a dataplate mounted and secured tothe legs of the two outside clips with suchplate or plates comprising a calendar, decimal table chart or any otherdesired data. t a

. A still further object of the invention resides in a money carrierinwhich the outer clips or compartments will not cause or create aswelling or bulging of the clips at the hinge, and this is irrespectiveof the number of billsthat may beplaced in the clips.

' A further object of the invention resides in a structure 11 heldtherein by friction'and each having a pack of has theside plate 16secured bills 12 held therein.

Figure 2 shows the money carrier with the hinge holding a plurality ofclips 13, 14 and 15. The clip 15 thereto by means of rivets 17 passingthrough the eye 18 with the legs 19 on the Clip 13 is arranged in thesame manner as outside and the V-section 20 on the inside. The secondclip 14 has the legs 21 and the V-section 22 in reverse relationshiprelative to clip 15, that is, as viewed in Figure 2 the legs 21 are infront of the V-section 22. clip 14, that is, with the legs 23 in frontof the V-section 24.

In both Figures 1 and 2, the clips are secured in the hinge withfrictional resistance as to the clips in the hinge parts by frictionalcontact movement of the ends of the hinge clamps with theclips.

In Figure/3 the clips 13, 14 and the hinge 25. The usual plate 16 is 19as in Figure 2. The hinge'25 has a 27 secured to the hinge bar 26 with alocking clamp 28 pivoted thereon at 29. In the full line position, theclips are clamped in locking position, but in the dotted position theclips may fan out with the clips separated from each other. V i

' Figure 4 shows the multiple money clip '30 similar to the structure ofFigure 2. A bent metal band 31 'is pivotally mountedor attached to oneof the outer clips on the leg.32 at 33, and this metal band is adaptedto clamp over the contents of the multiple clip device.

Figure'S is similar to Figure 4 except that the metal band 34 issecuredto both legs 35 at 36 of the clip device 30.

Figure 6 shows a multiple money clip with the two outer clips 37 and 38and the intermediate clip 61 connected by a,hinge 39. The usual metalplate 40 is secured to the clip 37 by rivets 41 and a larger plate 42 orcompartments may be held open for better inspection of their contentswhen they are fanned out. A still further object of the inventionresides in the fastening meansin a cover or fold over case with theclips accessible afterthe covers of opened. Y 1

The features of this invention involve the multiple clip unit in 'whichthe clips are fn'ctionally held in the hinge for rotation withresistance, and the feature of a casing or cover connected to and inmovably or securely mounted. Further objects will be apparentfrom thefollowing'description when considered in connection with theaccompanying drawings in which:

which the clip unit' is rethe case are spread apart or Y showing billsinthe three clips and the latter open or in fanned out position; i

'Figure 2 is a perspective view of the money carrier showing thearrangement of the three clips and the back ofaplate; i I

Figure 3 is a perspectiveview of a portion of the money carrier with apivoted closure member; Figure 4 is a perspective view of a modifiedmoney carrier with retaining means;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of another modified money carrier; and

Figure 6 is a planview of the money carrier with a plate secured to eachouter one of the clips in the spread open position.

with the hinge '10" provided with a plurality of-wire'clips hinge-means.

tain limited amount of bills lssecured to the clip 38 by rivets 43. Theplate 42 may comprise a calendar or certain engineering data or standards of measure,'etc. I

In US. Patent No. 2,186,943, Were held together in such a way that thebar portions of such multiple clip and the clips belonging to such unitwere all aligned and nested in the same manner and sequence. Thealignment as shown in the drawings of this patent in Figures 2 and 3clearly shows disadvantages of such construction of a multiple moneyclip as the following. First, it resulted in a bulkiness at the bottomof the unit, and also that the multiple clip unit, when filled withmoney, swells within the hinge-means thus naturally reducing thereby theavail-able space within the This causes disturbances in themanipulations as to proper opening and closing of the unit with a limitin the use of such multiple clip unit only to a cerand the like. In theuse of such a multiple clip unit, a user certainly does not want to belimited only to the carrying of a few bills andtherefore a multiplemoney clip in accordance with said Patent No. 2,186,943 by fardid notsolve all the disadvantages connected with the construction in saidpatent. Another great disadvantage of the construction as heretoforeknown from Patent No. 2,186,943 is that due to the un-' desiredswelling, especially on the second outer compartment and especially onthose parts which are to be used for gripping and contacting by a lockmeans in which, for instance, sturdy cheeks must contact a part of thefirst and last clip-compartment, after the multiple unit has been filledwithmoney, to be locked together against self opening which is obviouslyimpossible if, due to the swelling of those parts over which the lockmeans is to be moved over, such contacting is made impossible inaccordance with the construction of Patent No. 2,186,943.

This new construct-ion as shown in the drawings of the multiple moneyolips Patented Oct. 11, 1960 19 are mounted in secured to the clipU-shaped member US. Patent No. 2,847,743 as an example, shows thesolution of my invention of the above described disadvantages of amultiple money clip heretofore known and the result of this invention isthat both outer compartments, regardless of how full they; are filledwith money, cannot create a swelling at thehinge'means and therebynolonger disturb a proper functioning in the opening and closing of themultiple unit. Furthermore, those outer parts of the clip compartments,which offer, as shown in the drawings of U.S. Patent No, 2,847,743 invarious figures, the contact necessary for moving over of a clip-lock,can no longer swell but remain in the original dimensions, and are heldin close contact to each other. A locking contact on the first and lastclips with for instance lock cheeks of sturdy dimensions. cannot beaccomplished when the contact part of one of the outer clips is expandedwhen filled with money orpaper, etc., or when the outer ends do. notcontact, which makes Patent No. 2,186,943 as shown with its arrangementfully unsuitable for use with lock means where two. outer clips must becontacted for locking, whereas in accordance with the new arrangement ofthe clips, as shown in the various illustrations of U.S. Patent No.2,847,743, regardless of how many bills are for instance placed into thelast compartment or the first compartment, it will not interfere withthe proper use of a lock means because in such new arrangement thoseparts which are subjected to locking, remain in the same dimensions forthe locking grip, entirely irrespective as to how many bills are beingplaced into the first and last compartment because the respective partwhich is subjected to locking is not subjected to change or expansion.

In accordance with this invention of a multiple money carrier, as shownin U.S. Patent No. 2,847,743, there is a basic importance for the use ofany lock means which shall hold the clip compartments togetherregardless of whether a lock means is attached permanently or not. Amoney carrier construction as shown in Patent No. 2,186,943 is thereforenot useful for a clip-lock attachment where a first and last compartmentshall be held together by locking contact.

Further, many advantages of this invention are seen in that both outercompartments of such multiple unit, contrary to Patent No. 2,186,943,can bemade, useful for the attachment of a name plate, or otherattachments for instance a calendar plate or decimal chart eithersecurely or interchangeably mounted or for an attachment for lockingpurposes. where the locking of the unit against self opening isaccomplished by using the free ends with their loops of the first andlast clip of the multiple unit, or by securing the multiple clip-unitinto a casing, as for instance by means of cold-set rivets. Such is nowaccomplished in accordance to my invention in a most satisfactory mannerbecause the unit is now flat at the bottom meaning opposite thehinge-means when folded together.

Would one want, for instance, to attach a second nameplate by means ofcold set rivets, to the second outer clip of a unit as in Patent No.2,186,943, one would close up fully and render useless the third andlast clip compartment if one wanted to extend the second name-plate allthe way over the clip ends to provide a protecting plate at both ends,and as a further disadvantage such unit spreads apart and bulges at thebottom opposite the hinge means.

A multiple clip construction as shown in U.S. Patent No. 2,847,743,folding fiat together at the bottom opposite the hinge-means, can alsobe used, for instance, very suitably as a carrier for identifications atconventions even when the first compartment of such multiple unit has aname plate attached because it permits the use of the other outside'clipcompartment of the multiple unit, in such a way that for instance one ofthe-legs or both legs of such second outer compartment, due to theirfiexibility, can be inserted intoa lapel button hole of a mans jacketwhereas the other clip compartments of the multiple unit can be used toclamp in visible identification cards needed for conventions, etc. Suchuse is very practical because the person can easily remove such clipfrom his lapel button hole after the convention and use it as a multiplemoney clip.

A construction as in Patent No. 2,186,943, where the outer compartmentshows a sturdy triangle with no elastic legs at the outside, when theother outer clip is covered with a name-plate is not practical for suchpurpose because the sturdy triangle at the outside, if inserted into abutton hole, would tear out the button hole or if not. insertedfarenough, it would not clamp and. would fall out, and due to its bulgingand spreading apart at the bottom opposite the hinge means suchconstruction would not y fiat onto the aneli of. a iackiett Theconstruction as shown in U.S. Patent No. 2,847,743 permits furthermore asuitable attachment of the clip unit into a suitable casing for instancea leather casing.

A further advantage of this invention consists in a structure to createan elastic, flexible friction so that the. various clip compartments areheld open for better survey of their contents when they are fanned outand on the other hand do not meet any undesired strong and disturbingresistance when opening and closing such multiple unit.

I have solved this problem in my invention first by having, contrary toPatent No. 2,186,943, the bar portions and the loops of the last of themultiple clip compartments no longer aligned with the other ones nornested into the other ones, because an alignment of the bar portions andloops by nesting within'the hinge as in Patent No. 2,186,943 has thenatural disadvantage that such unit must wobble within the hingeespecially when the upper parts of the loops with their bar portions areentirely straight.

In order to obtain a desired friction in accordance with my invention,one of the outer clips is taken out of alignment or nesting with theother clips so that it is placed in the opposite. direction than itspreceding clip so that such arrangement results to an elastic frictionwithin the hinge so that the wires touch each other when the multipleunit is opened and closed, and thereby the desired elastic frictionistachieved. Such achievement of elastic friction is still morepronounced because I have in accordance with my invention formed theupper loops with their upper bars with a slight curve.

Inasmuch as a wobbling of a multiple unit, within a hinge constitutes apronounced disadvantage, another advantage of my invention comprises anadditional frictional contact adjacent the hinge by providing at leastsome loops of the multiple clip unit in frictional contact with thehinge not only within the hinge but also between the outer walls of thehinge cheeks and some of the outer walls of the wire-loops.

It is noticeable that the wires in the prior patent did not include anysuch solution to create an elastic friction between the outer hingewalls and the wire walls as for instance in Figures 4 and 6 and otherfigures of U.S. Patent No. 2,847,743 which. show at least one-sidecontact which is-sufiicient for an elastic frictional contact incontrast to a mere pressing together, as in Patent No. 2,186,943. Suchoutside frictional contact as in my invention has been shown in U.S.Patent No. 2,847,743 where also an elastic frictional contact isachieved because with each opening and closing of the multiple unit, forinstance, the wire-loops are forced to move accordingly by theirelasticity and therefore no wearing out of such elastic frictionalcontact and no disturbance in the opening and closing or fanning out ofthe multiple clip unit is noticeable contrary to any fraction whichwears out and which causes disturbances in opening and closing.

The invention also comprises pivotally slidable clip locks on a multiplemoney carrier. It is new to create such pivotally slidable lock-means ona multiple money clip for? the purpose ofholding together a multiplemoney unit: against undesired self opening and releasing the variouscompartments for the purpose of fanning out the clips. The newarrangement of the multiple clip permits and unlocking purposes of theunit.

A further part of my invention is clip in a casing in which all of themultiple clip compartments can be put to use to hold bills or cards orother objects which one wants to carry in a dividing device and whichpermits, by a fanning out, a quick survey of the contents.

It is expressly emphasized that the scope of this invention is not to beconstrued as limited by the drawings or the description but that, to thecontrary, it is limited to the claims submitted herewith defining thescope of this invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A device adapted for holding bills and the like comprising a hinge,at least three clip elements pivotally a multiple moneybar portions withthe legs forming one side of the clip and the V-shaped member formingthe other side, the elements being rarrangedso that the first and lastclip elements have the legs on the outside of the device and theV-shaped formation on the inside relative to the first and last clipelements, two of the clip elements being prising a hinge, a plurality ofclip elements .pivotally 4. A device according to claim 3, in which anobject is secured to at least one clip element on an outside clipelement.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS578,537 Barbour Mar. 9, 1897 1,246,243 Daniels Nov. 13, 1917 2,186,943Voss Jan. 16, 1940

